Passing Kokavil, Murikandy, on the A9 Highway, Sri Lanka.

The Kokavil TV transmitting station.

Railway lines - the old track awaiting reconstruction.

The historic Murikandy Pillayaar Temple. Most of the travelers on this ancient road would stop here and break a coconut to the God Pillayaar, to protect them on their onward journey. The tradition is very much active even now.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q67cUtCTY8

Earlier Video of 'Poosai' at the Murukandy Pillayar Temple:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5n5nHuaWr0

Mankulam to Kokkavil, A9 Highway, Sri Lanka.

Houses nearing completion.

Concrete 'sleepers' inside the railway work-yard.

Old and newly-constructed houses.

The A9 Highway.

Mankulam to Kokkavil, A9 Highway and rail track under construction, Sri Lanka.

A9 Highway past Mankulam.

Work going on on the railway bund.

Concrete railway sleepers awaiting laying on the track.

Progress on the railway line.

Coming into Mankulam, A9 Highway, Sri Lanka.

The highway

Work on the railway line

The railway bund

Cattle, egrets and the board warning cattle crossing near the Mankulam sign  board

On the approaches to Mankulam, A9 Highway, Sri Lanka